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Godly meditations upon the Lords prayer, the belief, and ten commandments with other comfortable…Godlie meditations vpon the Lordes prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes with other comfortable…
Godly meditations upon the Lords prayer, the belief, and ten commandments with other comfortable meditations, prayers and exercises. Whereunto is annexed a defence of the doctrine of gods eternal election and predestination, gathered by the constant martyr of God John Bradford in the time of his imprisonment. The contents whereof appear in the page next following.Godlie meditations vpon the Lordes prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes with other comfortable meditations, praiers and exercises. Whereunto is annexed a defence of the doctrine of gods eternall election and predestination, gathered by the constant martyr of God Iohn Bradford in the tyme of his imprisonment. The contentes wherof appeare in the page nexte folovvyng.
London : Now first printed by Rouland Hall, dwelling in gutter lane at the sign of the half Eagle and key, the .12. of October 1562London : Nowe fyrst prynted by Rouland Hall, dwellyng in gutter lane at the signe of the halfe Egle and key, the .12. of October 1562
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Again grant me the same thy holy spirit, to reveal to me thy love & kindness towards me (and that in eternity) in such sort, that I may be throughly persuaded of the same, become thankful unto thee, & daily expect and look for the revelation of thy kingdom, power, and glory, as one that forever shall have the fruition of the same, through thine own goodness and mercy in Christ, prepared for me before the beginning and foundation of the world was laid.
Againe graunt me the same thy holy spirite, to reuele to me thy loue & kindnes towards me (and that in eternitie) in such sort, that I maye be throughlye perswaded of the same, become thankfull vnto thee, & daily expecte and loke for the reuelacion of thy kingdome, power, and glory, as one that foreuer shall haue the fruction of the same, through thyne owne goodnes and mercy in Christ, prepared for me before the beginnīg and foundation of the worlde was layed.
Here call to mind our security, Satan's vigilancie, our negligence, his diligence, our infirmity, his ability, our ignorance, his craft and subtlety, &c.
Here cal to mind our securitie, Sathans vigilancie, oure negligence, his diligence, our infirmitie, his habilitie, oure ignoraunce, his crafte and subtilitie, &c.
Item call to mind how that he hath overthrown for a time many of the dear Saints of god, to whom we are to be compared in nothing: a• ⟨image 29⟩Adam, Eve, Lot, Judas, Tamar, Moses, Aaron, Mirtan, Sampson, Gideon, Clie, David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Josiah, Peter, Thomas, and innumerable moe.